WO2000029954A1 - Mise en correspondance d'une unite logique dans un environnement de reseau a zone de memoire (san) - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to RAID (redundant array of independent disks) systems in a storage area network (SAN).
- SAN storage area network
- a RAID controller is connected to an array of disk drives.
- the other side of the RAID controller connects to multiple hosts through an intermediate server.
- the intermediate server is eliminated, and the RAID controller is itself on the SAN network.
- a PC-NT host would typically try to take control of all memory spaces to which it is connected.
- the RAID memory was to be used as the boot memory, multiple PCs would want to use the same logical unit (LUN) address for booting. It would be desirable to have a RAID controller which can connect into an SAN network and handle such operations transparent to the PCs on the network.
- the present invention provides a system with a RAID controller connected to a plurality of homogenous or heterogeneous hosts, and having a storage area configurable as a plurality of logical units.
- the RAID controller stores in an associated memory a table of access rights for the hosts to the logical units.
- a default setting is that a host does not have any access to the logical units of the RAID subsystem.
- An operator can then program the RAID controller to grant the desired amount of access to a particular host.
- Logical unit areas can be reserved to add new hosts, for instance.
- new space can be provided to existing hosts dynamically without affecting operations in logical unit space already accessible by the particular host. Updates can be provided and additional material can be provided in new memory space that is subsequently made available to the various hosts by providing updated access rights that include 'the new space.
- the present invention also maps the logical unit number from that requested by the host to an actual number used in the RAID subsystem. For example, multiple hosts may request logical unit number zero (LUNO), and other than the first host, they may be mapped to a different logical unit, such as LUN5, LUN8, etc.
- LUNO logical unit number zero
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a SAN network including a RAID controller according to the invention.
- Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the checking of access rights.
- Fig. 3 is a block diagram illustrating two redundant RAID controllers.
- the invention allows the RAID controller user to allocate access to the storage area at the RAID subsystem level.
- a PC-NT host which will want to take control of everything it is connected to will only know about a designated portion of the memory space.
- the invention is particularly advantageous for a fast fibre optic network.
- previous network systems typically had a dedicated server that would control access to the memory substem. With faster links, this limits the access speed, and the present invention allows the elimination of this intermediate server.
- Fig. 1 shows a network 10 connected to a number of host computers A-E.
- RAID controller 20 is also connected to the network. RAID controller 20 is shown as accessing multiple logical unit numbers 0-4. Illustrated below each logical unit number is an example of which hosts are granted access to that LUN.
- the network in Fig. 1 is preferably a fibre network, but could be any other type of network or any switching or shared bus. For example, it could be a SCSI bus.
- the RAID controller of Fig. 1 is shown at a logical level, and could be two redundant RAID controllers as shown in Fig. 3. Each RAID controller can be connected to two channels to the host, channels 0 and 1.
- RAID controllers must be able to supply common shared storage in both a heterogeneous and homogeneous networked environment without additional software required on the host systems to manage access to the units.
- the RAID controller must be able to partition the storage into logical units that can be presented to the hosts. This logical unit is a grouping of memory storage for which there is some method for mapping the access known by the RAID controller. It is independent of the actual physical storage media being used. For the RAID controller to provide the common storage in a SAN environment, it must be capable of limiting access to the logical units on a host by host basis.
- the RAID controller software provides a method for controlling the access of the logical units on a host by host basis. It provides the user the capability of managing the logical units and limiting access. The user enters in the unique name or identifier for a specific host that can be obtained by the RAID controller on the network. The user then selects which logical units that host can be allowed to access. This information is maintained in a table in the controller's memory when the code is running, allowing the changes to be implemented dynamically. It is also saved in some form of memory storage (flash, EEPROM, NVRAM, disk, etc.) so that it is persistent across reboots, power failures, etc. A copy is also sent to all of the controller's failover partners in a redundant configuration to maintain access across failures.
- the controller software allows the logical units to be accessible to any combination of hosts.
- the user can enable access by none, one, or any number of hosts as required. Because the controller manages the storage and access to it, the hosts on the SAN do not need to communicate with each other, or even know other hosts are on the network.
- the user can also limit the host access to the logical unit to read only. This allows the user to set up the logical unit as shared by several selected hosts and specify which of those hosts can update the data and which can only view the data.
- the controller When the controller receives a request from a host for a logical unit, it checks the access table to determine if the host is allowed access. If the host is not allowed access, the controller reports back to the host that the logical unit is not connected. If the host is allowed access, the request is processed.
- the user can access the RAID controller for configuration, etc., through a serial port connected to a terminal (console) or PC. Alternately, a PC connected through an Ethernet network could be used, or any other access method.
- the flowchart of Fig. 2 illustrates how a host request 30 for access to the storage space is handled.
- the RAID controller first extracts from the host request the logical unit the host is trying to access and the host ID (step 32).
- the logical unit requested is compared to a table to determine if the host will be granted access rights (step 34).
- a response is sent to the host request indicating that the logical unit requested is not connected (step 36). If access is allowed, the request is serviced (step 38). A response is sent back to the host in either case (step 40).
- the invention provides a high degree of configuration flexibility. For example, a user can configure the system to tell a particular host that there is not any logical unit available, fooling the host into thinking it is simply not connected. If multiple hosts are sharing a common storage, they can be granted the same access rights. The storage can be added to in an area where no access is provided, and then after the additions have been checked, access rights to the new storage can be dynamically added. Similarly, a portion can be dynamically removed from the access rights, modified, then access can be provided again. In addition to dynamically bringing storage in and out, hosts can be dynamically brought in and out by eliminating and adding access rights dynamically.
- SAN volume mapping to specific host systems can be used to isolate storage to specific hosts systems for performance, management, and data protection. Zones or host mappings support functions and business needs similar to how a traditional network can be subdivided into sub-nets. Performance, data protection, security, fire-walling, and different application requirements will drive zoning and host to LUN mapping.
- Zoning can be accomplished via switches as well as via RAID devices using either port to port mappings, or LUN to World Wide Port Name mapping.
- the present invention thus provides the ability to dynamically modify LUN access on the fly. Typically, this may be done to add access and expand storage without rebooting. Where a mirrored set is provided, both are written to.
- the present invention can also provide limited access to a LUN, as opposed to total or no access. For example, read only access could be provided. This would be useful, for instance, to allow another host to do backup at the same time that a LUN is also accessible by other hosts.
- the backup server would be given read only access, and thus there is less chance of conflicts with other hosts attempting to read and write the same area. By granting a backup server read only access for backing up, it need only be given the access during the backup time and thus the backup server doesn't have to have access to the same memory all the time.
- a customer can communicate with the RAID controller through a console connected to it or through a GUI interface from host. Both are preferably password protected.
- the 6300 and 6700 both connect to hosts over a fibre channel interface.
- the 6300 described below is an example RAID controller using SCSI interfaces to a RAID array of disk drives that form the LUNs.
- the user manuals for the 6300 and 6700 describe the operation in more detail, and are available from MTI Technology Corp.
- the 6300 has a default condition where all hosts have total access.
- the 6700 is a RAID controller using fibre interfaces to the RAID disk drives.
- the 6700 has a default condition where no host has access. Any default condition could be used for any system configuration.
- the port names set forth conform to IEEE standard 802-1990 for naming.
- the RAID controllers support defining which hosts on the Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop have access to which LUNs. Each LUN can be set up to be accessed by any number of hosts. The hosts are defined by their worldwide unique port name. On the 6700 no host has access to any LUN unless there is an entry in the table. On the 6300 all hosts have access to all LUNs if no table exists. Currently this access must be set up through the serial console port. On the 6700 the changes will have effect the next time the host attempts to access a LUN that has been changed. 6700 Host Access Table
- LUN 0 is enabled
- LUN 1 is disabled
- RAID LUN is the actual LUN number assigned in the 6300 array.
- Host LUN is the LUN number that is presented to the host for that RAID
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L'invention concerne un système comprenant une commande RAID (20) connectée à plusieurs ordinateurs hôtes (A-E), et renfermant une zone de mémoire pouvant être configurée sous la forme de plusieurs unités logiques (0-4). Cette commande RAID (20) est destinée à mémoriser dans une mémoire associée une table des droits d'accès desdits ordinateurs hôtes (A-E) aux unités logiques (0-4). Des mises à jour peuvent par ailleurs être effectuées, et un nouvel espace mémoire ajouté, cet espace étant disponible par la suite pour les divers ordinateurs hôtes (A-E), les droits d'accès mis à jour incluant ce nouvel espace. Dans un mode de réalisation, la présente invention met en correspondance le numéro d'une unité logique (0-4), à partir de celui demandé par ledit ordinateur hôte (A-E), avec un numéro réel utilisé dans le sous-système RAID.
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